2018 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

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The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Nairobi, Kenya, from 18 to 23 June 2018. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Europe/Africa Zone, for 2019.

Contents

Participating nations

Inactive nations

Draw

Date: 18–23 June

Location: Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of four teams (Pool A) and one pool of five teams (Pool B). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.

Seeding

PotNationRank1Seed
1
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 791
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 862
2
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 883
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1024
3
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1065
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1206
4
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1227
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1278
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda NR9

Pool A

 BENNGRCMRRWARR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 3–02–13–03–016–2 (89%)110–58 (65%)1
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–32–13–02–110–9 (53%)85–82 (51%)2
8Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–21–22–11–210–10 (50%)99–89 (53%)3
6Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0–30–31–20–32–17 (11%)44–109 (29%)4

Pool B

 NAMKENMOZALGUGARR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
5Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2–13–03–02–14–021–5 (81%)151–94 (62%)1
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–23–03–03–03–121–4 (84%)149–86 (63%)2
7Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0–30–32–12–12–28–19 (30%)97–141 (41%)3
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0–30–31–22–11–38–19 (30%)105–145 (42%)4
9Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–20–31–21–20–49–20 (31%)114–150 (43%)5

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings

Playoffs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
PromotionalFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
PromotionalFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
5th–6thFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–2Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
7th–8thFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
9thN/AFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda

Round robin

Pool A

Benin vs. Cameroon

Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [1]
19 June
Clay
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
1
123
1 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Félix Hounkpèvi
Etienne Teboh
6
4
6
1
  
2 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Alexis Klégou
Blaise Nkwenti
6
3
77
64
  
3 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Félix Hounkpèvi  /  Magloire Yakpa
Dieu ne Dort Midzie  /  Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
66
78
62
77
  

Nigeria vs. Rwanda

Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [2]
19 June
Clay
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Rwanda
0
123
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Sylvester Emmanuel
Ernest Habiyambere
6
1
7
5
  
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Joseph Imeh Ubon
Olivier Havugimana
6
0
6
1
  
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Christian Paul  /  Joseph Imeh Ubon
Hamissi Gatete  /  Etienne Niyigena
6
1
6
2
  

Benin vs. Rwanda

Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [3]
21 June
Clay
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Rwanda
0
123
1 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Delmas N'tcha
Etienne Niyigena
7
5
6
3
  
2 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Alexis Klégou
Ernest Habiyambere
6
2
6
2
  
3 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Félix Hounkpèvi  /  Alexis Klégou
Hamissi Gatete  /  Olivier Havugimana
6
0
6
2
  

Nigeria vs. Cameroon

Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [4]
21 June
Clay
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
1
123
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Sylvester Emmanuel
Etienne Teboh
6
4
6
4
  
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Joseph Imeh Ubon
Blaise Nkwenti
2
6
1
6
  
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Sylvester Emmanuel  /  Joseph Imeh Ubon
Blaise Nkwenti  /  Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
4
6
79
67
6
4
 

Benin vs. Nigeria

Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [5]
22 June
Clay
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
0
123
1 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Delmas N'tcha
Sylvester Emmanuel
6
4
6
3
  
2 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Alexis Klégou
Christian Paul
6
2
6
1
  
3 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Félix Hounkpèvi  /  Alexis Klégou
Abdul-Mumin Babalola  /  Joseph Imeh Ubon
6
3
6
3
  

Rwanda vs. Cameroon

Flag of Rwanda.svg
Rwanda
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [6]
22 June
Clay
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
2
123
1 Flag of Rwanda.svg
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Ernest Habiyambere
Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
6
3
2
6
6
2
 
2 Flag of Rwanda.svg
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Olivier Havugimana
Blaise Nkwenti
1
6
2
6
  
3 Flag of Rwanda.svg
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Hamissi Gatete  /  Etienne Niyigena
Blaise Nkwenti  /  Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
3
6
0
6
  

Pool B

Kenya vs. Uganda

Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [7]
18 June
Clay
Flag of Uganda.svg
Uganda
0
123
1 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Sheil Kotecha
David Oringa
6
4
77
64
  
2 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Boris Aguma
6
2
6
1
  
3 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Kevin Cheruiyot  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Simon Peter Ayella  /  Frank Tayebwa
6
2
6
3
  

Algeria vs. Namibia

Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
0
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [8]
18 June
Clay
Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia
3
123
1 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Namibia.svg
Nazim Makhlouf
Jean Erasmus
0
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Namibia.svg
Youcef Rihane
Tukhula Jacobs
3
6
4
6
  
3 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Namibia.svg
Youcef Ghezal  /  Mohamed Hassan
Jean Erasmus  /  Tukhula Jacobs
1
6
4
6
  

Kenya vs. Mozambique

Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [9]
19 June
Clay
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
0
123
1 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Bruno Nhavene
6
2
6
2
  
2 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Isamel Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Franco Mata
6
1
6
4
  
3 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Kevin Cheruiyot  /  Sheil Kotecha
Jonas Alberto Júnior  /  Hercílio Rafael Seda
6
0
6
1
  

Namibia vs. Uganda

Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [10]
19 June
Clay
Flag of Uganda.svg
Uganda
1
123
1 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Jean Erasmus
David Oringa
6
4
6
0
  
2 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Tukhula Jacobs
Boris Aguma
6
1
6
1
  
3 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Jean Erasmus  /  Gideon van Dyk
Simon Peter Ayella  /  David Oringa
6
2
3
6
4
6
 

Algeria vs. Uganda

Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [11]
20 June
Clay
Flag of Uganda.svg
Uganda
1
123
1 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Nazim Makhlouf
David Oringa
6
4
6
1
  
2 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Mohamed Hassan
Boris Aguma
7
5
3
6
6
3
 
3 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Youcef Ghezal  /  Nazim Makhlouf
Simon Peter Ayella  /  David Oringa
77
64
64
77
3
6
 

Namibia vs. Mozambique

Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [12]
20 June
Clay
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
0
123
1 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Jean Erasmus
Bruno Nhavene
6
4
6
3
  
2 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Tukhula Jacobs
Franco Mata
6
3
6
1
  
3 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Jean Erasmus  /  Tukhula Jacobs
Franco Mata  /  Bruno Nhavene
78
66
6
4
  

Kenya vs. Namibia

Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [13]
21 June
Clay
Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia
2
123
1 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Namibia.svg
Sheil Kotecha
Jean Erasmus
7
5
6
3
  
2 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Namibia.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Tukhula Jacobs
62
77
3
6
  
3 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Namibia.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Jean Erasmus  /  Tukhula Jacobs
5
7
710
68
5
7
 

Algeria vs. Mozambique

Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [14]
21 June
Clay
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
2
123
1 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Nazim Makhlouf
Bruno Nhavene
6
0
77
64
  
2 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mohamed Hassan
Franco Mata
6
4
3
6
2
6
 
3 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Youcef Ghezal  /  Nazim Makhlouf
Franco Mata  /  Bruno Nhavene
4
6
2
6
  

Kenya vs. Algeria

Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [15]
22 June
Clay
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
0
123
1 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Sheil Kotecha
Nazim Makhlouf
6
4
6
3
  
2 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Mohamed Hassan
6
3
6
0
  
3 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Kevin Cheruiyot  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Youcef Ghezal  /  Mohamed Hassan
6
2
7
5
  

Mozambique vs. Uganda

Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [16]
22 June
Clay
Flag of Uganda.svg
Uganda
1
123
1 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Bruno Nhavene
David Oringa
1
6
6
3
77
63
 
2 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Franco Mata
Boris Aguma
6
2
65
77
6
2
 
3 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Uganda.svg
Jonas Alberto Júnior  /  Hercílio Rafael Seda
Boris Aguma  /  Simon Peter Ayella
0
6
0
6
  

Playoffs

Promotional playoffs

Benin vs. Kenya

Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [17]
23 June
Clay
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
2
123
1 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Delmas N'tcha
Sheil Kotecha
4
6
4
6
  
2 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Alexis Klégou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
77
62
6
4
  
3 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Félix Hounkpèvi  /  Alexis Klégou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
3
6
6
3
4
6
 

Namibia vs. Nigeria

Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [18]
23 June
Clay
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
1
123
1 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Jean Erasmus
Sylvester Emmanuel
1
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Tukhula Jacobs
Christian Paul
6
1
3
2
  
retired
3 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Jean Erasmus  /  Tukhula Jacobs
Sylvester Emmanuel  /  Joseph Imeh Ubon
77
61
6
4
  

5th to 6th playoffs

Cameroon vs. Mozambique

Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [19]
23 June
Clay
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
2
123
1 Flag of Cameroon.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Dieu ne Dort Midzie
Bruno Nhavene
6
0
4
6
2
6
 
2 Flag of Cameroon.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Blaise Nkwenti
Franco Mata
6
4
6
4
  
3 Flag of Cameroon.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Blaise Nkwenti  /  Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
Franco Mata  /  Bruno Nhavene
4
6
64
77
  

7th to 8th playoffs

Rwanda vs. Algeria

Flag of Rwanda.svg
Rwanda
0
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [20]
23 June
Clay
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
2
123
1 Flag of Rwanda.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Ernest Habiyambere
Nazim Makhlouf
2
6
0
6
  
2 Flag of Rwanda.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Olivier Havugimana
Mohamed Hassan
2
6
3
6
  
3 Flag of Rwanda.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Hamissi Gatete  /  Etienne Niyigena
Youcef Ghezal  /  Youcef Rihane
   not
played

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